Hackerman is a cyberpunk platform game for the Game Boy Advance, but it doesn’t treat hacking…
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NetherSX2/NX brings PS2 emulation to Nintendo Switch
NetherSX2/NX gives homebrew-enabled Nintendo Switch systems a dedicated way to run PlayStation 2 games. It includes…
New Azahar update delivers major upgrades for Nintendo 3DS emulation on Android
Azahar 2126.0 RC2 is shaping up to be one of the emulator’s most useful updates in…
Checkpoint 4 modernises save management across Nintendo 3DS and Switch
Checkpoint 4 has arrived, and this isn’t a minor maintenance release. The popular save manager for…
Sharp SF1 TV explained: the Super Famicom built into a television
At first glance, the Sharp SF1 looks like someone pushed a Super Famicom into the top…
Minicraft 3D brings Minecraft-style gameplay to Game Boy and Game Boy Color
The Game Boy was never meant to do this. Nintendo’s original handheld was built for simple…
Donkey Kong at 45: why Nintendo’s arcade icon still matters
Donkey Kong turns 45, and that’s no small thing. Plenty of game characters from the early…
Driver 2 Arrives on Nintendo Switch with native REDRIVER2 port
Driver 2 has taken a sharp turn onto Nintendo Switch. Not through a standard emulator. Not…
Snes9x GX 5 released: huge SNES emulator upgrade for Wii, GameCube and Wii U
Snes9x GX 5.0.0 is a big update. This new version of the SNES emulator for Nintendo…
DolphinXR v0.3 improves GameCube and Wii VR emulation with major Metroid Prime fixes
DolphinXR v0.3 is the kind of emulator update that doesn’t need loud promises to matter. It…
Persona 3 Dual brings Atlus’ Persona 3 world to Nintendo DS homebrew
Persona 3 on Nintendo DS sounds like the kind of thing that shouldn’t work. The original…
HATS-Tools gets a major new update for modded Nintendo Switch consoles
HATS-Tools 1.7.1 doesn’t try to reinvent the app. Good. It doesn’t need to. This release takes…
The ModRetro M64 launch is close, and it could change how we play Nintendo 64
The ModRetro M64 is nearly here, and that changes the mood around it. This no longer…
Wii64 Beta 1.4 brings faster Nintendo 64 emulation to Wii, GameCube and Wii U
Wii64 Beta 1.4 has landed after a long pause, and it’s a much more practical update…
PaperBoyS3 turns an E Ink display into a 60fps Game Boy emulator
For years, E Ink has been treated as the display technology for reading, signage and dashboards,…
The Samurai NES in India: Nintendo’s forgotten 8-Bit console launch
India did get the Nintendo Entertainment System. It just did not arrive with the name most…
The forgotten story of Tetris, Game Boy and the first videogame in space
There are many ways to measure the success of a videogame. Sales figures, review scores, influence,…
Argentina’s Family Game empire: how Famiclones outsold the real NES
In Argentina, the 8-bit console most people remember was not always called a Nintendo. It was…
A new USB-C adapter could bring classic Game Boy multiplayer into the online era
The Game Boy never really disappeared. It was pushed into drawers, boxed into collections and replaced…
How Nintendo turned the Famicom into a banking, stock trading and betting terminal
Before online gaming became a world of usernames, patches, digital shops and strangers shouting into microphones,…
Nintendo 64 anniversary: why the N64 still matters 30 years after launch
Nintendo launched the Nintendo 64 in Japan on 23 June 1996. Thirty years later, the console…
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour review – the forgotten N64 exclusive revisited
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour is the sort of game that could only really have happened in…
The Crystal Hunt reimagines Crash Bandicoot as a 16-Bit SNES adventure
Crash Bandicoot has always belonged to a strange corner of gaming history. He was not created…
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake for Switch 2 sparks fan worries over big changes
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is returning on Nintendo Switch 2, and the announcement…
New SNES homebrew game brings Guitar Hero-style rhythm action to retro hardware
The Super Nintendo was never known as a rhythm game console. Its best-known titles were platformers,…
Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit runs into problems as full release approaches
The Nintendo Palworld lawsuit once looked like one of the most important gaming disputes of the…
Microsoft Windows NT revived on Nintendo GameCube, Wii and Wii U via PowerPC port
A Nintendo GameCube was never meant to sit under a desk as a beige workstation. The…